‘I thought, as a team, we played well, our centre-forward worked very hard, he had a chance in the first half to score as well, a half-decent chance in the second half.’

Roberto Di Matteo is not worried by Fernando Torres’ dip in form after a good start (Picture: AP)

There were concerns over an apparent drop in Torres’ workrate as the game progressed, begging the question as to whether Sturridge deserves the chance to start when Juventus visit in the Champions League on Wednesday.

‘As long as he keeps training well and shows his qualities he’ll get chances to play,’ said Di Matteo.